Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- Alienware Area-51 Service Manual
- Before Working Inside Your Computer
- After Working Inside Your Computer
- Technical Overview
- Lifting the Computer
- Removing the Stability Foot
- Replacing the Stability Foot
- Removing the Side Panels
- Replacing the Side Panels
- Removing the Battery
- Replacing the Battery
- Removing the Battery Case
- Replacing the Battery Case
- Removing the Hard Drive
- Replacing the Hard Drive
- Removing the Optical Drive
- Replacing the Optical Drive
- Removing the Right AlienFX Side-Panel Connector
- Replacing the Right AlienFX Side-Panel Connector
- Removing the Left AlienFX Side-Panel Connector
- Replacing the Left AlienFX Side-Panel Connector
- Removing the I/O Board
- Replacing the I/O Board
- Removing the Drive-Bay Heat-Sensor
- Replacing the Drive-Bay Heat-Sensor
- Removing the Memory Module(s)
- Replacing the Memory Module(s)
- Removing the Graphics Card
- Replacing the Graphics Card
- Removing the Multiple Graphics Cards
- Replacing the Multiple Graphics Cards
- Removing the Full-length Graphics Cards
- Replacing the Full-length Graphics Cards
- Removing the PCI Fan
- Replacing the PCI Fan
- Removing the Front-bezel Heat-sensor
- Replacing the Front-bezel Heat-sensor
- Removing the Memory Fan
- Replacing the Memory Fan
- Removing the Processor Cooling-Assembly
- Replacing the Processor Cooling Assembly
- Removing the Processor
- Replacing the Processor
- Removing the Power-Supply Unit
- Replacing the Power-Supply Unit
- Removing the Coin-Cell Battery
- Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery
- Removing the Wireless Card
- Replacing the Wireless Card
- Removing the Logo Board
- Replacing the Logo Board
- Removing the System Board
- Replacing the System Board
- System Setup
Main
CPU Information
Processor Type Displays the processor type
Processor ID Displays the processor identification code.
CPU Speed Displays the CPU speed.
Cache L2 Displays the processor L2 cache size.
Cache L3 Displays the processor L3 cache size.
Device Information
SATA Port1 Displays the SATA 1 drive installed in the computer.
SATA Port2 Displays the SATA 2 drive installed in the computer.
SATA Port3 Displays the SATA 3 drive installed in the computer.
SATA Port4 Displays the SATA 4 drive installed in the computer.
SATA Port5 Displays the SATA 5 drive installed in the computer.
SATA Port6 Displays the SATA 6 drive installed in the computer.
Advanced
Advanced BIOS Features
OptionRom Display Screen Allows you to display or hide the RAID Option ROM screen during
POST. Default: Display.
CPU Configuration
Hyper-Threading Technology Allows you to enable or disable the HyperThreading in the
processor. Default: Enabled.
XD Bit Capability Enable XD Bit Capability to allow the processor to distinguish
between the bits of code that can be executed and the ones that
cannot be executed. Default: Enabled.
Intel(R) SpeedStep Technology Allows you to enable or disable Intel (R) Speedstep Technology.
Default: Enabled.
NOTE: If enabled, the processor clock speed and core
voltage are adjusted dynamically based on the processor
load.
CPU C states Allows you to enable or disable CPU C states. Default: Enabled.
Active Processor Cores Allows you to enable the number of cores in each processor.
Options: one to five cores.
Integrated Devices
USB Controller Allows you to enable or disable the integrated USB controller.
Default: Enabled.
HD Audio Allows you to enable or disable the integrated audio controller.
Default: Enabled.
Onboard LAN Controller Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller.
Default: Enabled.
Pxe Option Allows you to enable or disable the boot option for legacy network
devices. Default: Disabled.
Launch PXE OpROM Allows you to enable or disable the PXE OpROM. Default:
Disabled.
UEFI PXE Driver Allows you to enable or disable the UEFI PXE Driver. Default:
Disabled.
PCIE GEN3 Allows you to enable or disable the PCIE GEN3. Default: Enabled.
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